Show Me God

The Bible

Dr. Drew Lawson and Pastor Bucky Dennis

The God Who Shows Up

Creation

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made.” Romans 1:20

Ask questions:

• What do you believe? What are the conclusions to your worldview? What do you get without God?

• Are you willing to believe? Are you willing to believe that miracles are possible? 

Now We Can Talk About the Bible: God’s Word

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16

Why Trust the Bible?

Manuscript Evidence

The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) written between 45-60 A.D.

• Book of Acts (Spectacularly accurate historically; must be dated before 62 AD)

• Fall of Jerusalem is not mentioned even though Acts started in Jerusalem.

• Nero’s persecution not mentioned that occurred in 64 AD

• Paul is still alive; no mention of his death (Paul died in 64AD @ Nero’s persecution)

• Paul’s Experiences & Writings Documented between 32-56 A.D

• Creeds and Oral Tradition (Phil. 2:6-11, Col. 1:15-20, 1Cor. 15:5) between

• 33-38A.D.

• “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

• Credible Witnesses (1 John 1; 2 Peter 1:16; John 20:30; Luke 1:3)

• Eight men eyewitnesses or had contact with eyewitnesses (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude)

• “For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.” 2 Peter 1:16

Archaeology Evidence

• Walls of Jericho- Joshua 6:2-5

• King David- Tell Dan Stone that Read “House of David” and “The King of Israel”

• Acts 27- Anchors away

Prophecy Evidence

“From the beginning I revealed the end. From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying, “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.” Isaiah 46:10

• Messianic Prophecy:

Isaiah 53:3-9

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.”

Scientific Evidence

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1

• Scientific perspective

• Other creation accounts

• Genesis account